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July 16, 2013

Lance Gross shares an open letter to George Zimmerman

Lance Gross

Lance Gross shared a very interesting open letter to George Zimmerman in the aftermath of the “not guilty” verdict the former neighborhood watch captain managed to get for admittedly killing unarmed teen Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla.

Zimmerman’s exoneration touched off impassioned protests and marches coast to coast. Gross’ letter was but the latest in a series of provocative conversations about what the Zimmerman acquittal means moving forward.

To read the full story visit: rollingout.com

Editor’s note: Earlier version of this story indicated Lance Gross penned the letter, the actual author is Alex Fraser, and Gross shared via Instagram.

2 COMMENTS

Leah July 16, 2013 At 11:20 pm

He DID NOT write the letter. He only shared it on instagram. The letter was written by Alex Fraser.
NDG Staff July 17, 2013 At 2:26 pm

Thank you for the clarification!

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